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2010 Ball State

4–⁠8 (3–⁠5 Mid-American Conference), coached by Stan Parrish.

Schedule and results

Ball State in 2010, game by game: won vs. Southeast Missouri State 27–10; lost vs. Liberty 23–27; lost at Purdue 13–24; lost at No. 18 Iowa 0–45; won at Central Michigan 31–17; lost vs. Western Michigan 16–45; lost vs. Eastern Michigan 38–41; lost at Toledo 24–31; lost at Kent State 14–33; won vs. Akron 37–30; won at Buffalo 20–3; lost vs. Northern Illinois 21–59+17−45Won 27–10 vs. Southeast Missouri State+17Southeast Misso…Lost 23–27 vs. Liberty-4LibertyLost 13–24 at Purdue-11PurdueLost 0–45 at No. 18 Iowa-45No. 18 IowaWon 31–17 at Central Michigan+14Central MichiganLost 16–45 vs. Western Michigan-29Western MichiganLost 38–41 vs. Eastern Michigan-3Eastern MichiganLost 24–31 at Toledo-7ToledoLost 14–33 at Kent State-19Kent StateWon 37–30 vs. Akron+7AkronWon 20–3 at Buffalo+17BuffaloLost 21–59 vs. Northern Illinois-38Northern Illino…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsSoutheast Missouri StateW 27–⁠1079%
Sep 11vsLibertyL 23–⁠2761%
Sep 18atPurdueL 13–⁠2433%
Sep 25at18IowaL 0–⁠4515%
Oct 2atCentral MichiganW 31–⁠1718%
Oct 9vsWestern MichiganL 16–⁠4565%
Oct 16vsEastern MichiganL 38–⁠4178%
Oct 23atToledoL 24–⁠3129%
Oct 30atKent StateL 14–⁠3332%
Nov 6vsAkronW 37–⁠3071%
Nov 12atBuffaloW 20–⁠344%
Nov 20vsNorthern IllinoisL 21–⁠5927%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Northern Illinois 59–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 40th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 61 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
3–⁠5 8th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
264–⁠365
Coach
Stan Parrish
Elo
1359 −58 this season
SP+ rating
-15.6 No. 100 of 120; offense No. 105, defense No. 86, special teams No. 68
SRS
−16.7 No. 109 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 93
Offensive coordinator
Eddie Faulkner
Defensive coordinator
Jay Hood

How good, play by play

  • Offense120th of 120
  • Defense61st of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted128th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted90th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0937%0.82120th of 120
Defense0.0542%0.8661st of 120
Opponent-adjusted-0.04 off
0.06 def		37% off
45% def		—128th off
90th def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.1own 324% allowed
Defense-0.2own 323% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsKeith Wenning QB1,373 yds
Passing touchdownsKeith Wenning QB14 TD
Rushing yardsEric Williams 613 yds
Rushing touchdownsEric Williams 5 TD
Receiving yardsJack Tomlinson WR484 yds
Receiving touchdownsJack Tomlinson WR6 TD
InterceptionsSean Baker S6 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Quintin Cooper CB★★★No. 1340
Brian Jones CB★★★No. 1441
Tory Squires WDE★★★No. 1492
Keith Wenning DUAL★★★No. 1492
Jeff Garrett CB★★★No. 1605

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.833
Running backs13.00.816
Receivers42.80.804
Offensive line32.70.804
Defensive line33.00.825
Linebackers12.00.789
Defensive backs82.80.819
Athletes and specialists13.00.799
Whole class222.80.813

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Roster 92

The 2010 roster

92 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2010 line; 33 have a stat line. See the roster

2010 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Northern Illinois8–⁠011–⁠3
Miami (OH)7–⁠110–⁠4
Toledo7–⁠18–⁠5
Ohio6–⁠28–⁠5
Temple5–⁠38–⁠4
Western Michigan5–⁠36–⁠6
Kent State4–⁠45–⁠7
Ball State3–⁠54–⁠8
Central Michigan2–⁠63–⁠9
Eastern Michigan2–⁠62–⁠10
Buffalo1–⁠72–⁠10
Bowling Green1–⁠72–⁠10
Akron1–⁠71–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.